The Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) has decided that starting this year, it will award star ratings to software products that win the Sao Khue Prize. The newly announced emblem features a circular design with blue as the dominant color, displaying the award logo along with the star rating in gold.
According to Mr. Pham Tan Cong, Secretary-General of VINASA, the star rating for the Sao Khue award-winning software this year will assist consumers in selecting high-quality products that suit their needs. It will also guide producers to develop software products of increasingly high quality, catering to both domestic needs and export markets. “The star rating serves as an effective marketing tool to help businesses promote their brands,” affirmed Mr. Cong.
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The star rating emblem will be attached to the software products that win the Sao Khue Prize. |
The Sao Khue 2006 Selection Council, chaired by Mr. Nguyen Minh Hong, Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunications, along with 21 members, has decided on this year’s award system, which includes 3 awards for the field of policy planning and implementation for software and IT industry development; 3 awards for exemplary enterprises applying ERP; 2 awards for media units developing IT and the software industry; 6 awards for exemplary software companies; 1 award for an exemplary unit in IT training; and 21 awards for exemplary software products domestically (across 12 different sectors).
Among the 21 software products receiving the Sao Khue 2006 award, 3 will be honored with the title of 5-star Excellent Software (the highest level), and 18 products will achieve a 4-star rating. Companies will be granted commercial rights to use the Excellent Software emblem on packaging and product documentation, while VINASA will recommend its use to the entities that the association advises.
The Sao Khue 2006 awards ceremony will take place at the Grand Theater in Hanoi at 10 AM on May 27.
